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美国干旱可能引发牛肉价格上涨

2011-10-31来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. lingering adj. 拖延的;逗留不去的
例句:Unemployment and lingering disease cooperated to make his family broken.
失业加上长期的疾病,使他倾家荡产。

2. squeeze n. 拮据;困境;银根紧缩
例句:My brother is in a tight squeeze.
我兄弟处境困难。

3. auction n.拍卖, 拍卖方式
例句:They've put the contents of their house up for auction.
他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。

4. arrogant adj.傲慢的, 自大的
例句:John is so arrogant that he thinks he is better than everyone else.
约翰太骄傲自大,以为比谁都强。

5. drought n. 干旱(时期);久旱;旱灾
例句:The crops failed because of the drought.
干旱造成农作物歉收。

6. devastate vt. 彻底破坏;摧毁;毁灭
例句:A storm devastated the island.
一场暴风雨使这个岛遭到彻底破坏。

7. breed vt. 饲养, 培养
例句:They used to breed fish in the reservoir.
他们过去一直在水库养鱼。

8. liquidate vt. 将(资产等)变换成现金,变卖
例句:He was compelled to liquidate his securities.
他被迫将债券变换成现金。

9. glut n. 供过于求;过量供应
例句:The glut of coffee led to a sharp drop in prices.
咖啡供过于求道致价格急剧下跌。

10. last vi. 延续; 继续
例句:The rain lasted quite a few days.
雨一连下了好几天。